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Busted sewer line closes Vernon beaches on Okanagan Lake, again
For the second time this summer, some Vernon beaches have been closed due to a…
Unsurprisingly, goose poop still a massive problem on Okanagan beaches
Tip-toeing through the goose feces littering the grass at Vernon's Kin Beach on Okanagan Lake…
Where have all the nudists and their beaches gone in Kamloops, Okanagan?
There was a time when nature lovers in Kelowna knew of a popular and private…
West Kelowna could join Penticton in allowing booze on the beach next summer
West Kelowna city council is being asked to allow alcohol to be sold and consumed…
Your guide to beaches in Kamloops to beat the heat wave
If you feel like you're melting in the heat and need to cool off, what…
KEEP YOUR DISTANCE: Kelowna ambassadors are hitting parks and beaches this weekend
The City of Kelowna is launching its Safety Education Ambassadors program this weekend in an…
Garbage cans, picnic benches coming as regional district takes over Vernon’s Sandy Beach
A popular Vernon beach often used by partygoers as a place to have campfires without…
Kin Beach opened back to swimmers
VERNON – Kin Beach has been given a clean bill of health and opened back…
Kin Beach on Okanagan Lake in Vernon closed to swimmers
VERNON – Swimmers are advised to stay out of the water at Kin Beach on…
Your guide to beaches in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Temperatures are climbing back up in Kamloops after a rainy start to the…
Kelowna slowly reopening beaches and boat launches
KELOWNA – With temperatures rising and lake levels going down, Kelowna seems to be slowly…
Beaches and boat launches reopen just in time for the Canada Day long weekend
KELOWNA – Residents in the Central Okanagan have gotten used to seeing 'closed' signs at…
Residents invited to have a say on Vernon lake accesses today
VERNON – Vernon residents can get involved in the city’s plan for developing public accesses…
Tk’emlúps close beach access on First Nation land due to feces, used needles and public safety
KAMLOOPS – Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc has erected ‘No Trespassing’ signs along band waterfront after misuse…
Kelowna makes a push outdoors
KELOWNA - Even locals don’t know all the best places to hike, swim and bike — that’s the premise behind the Active By Nature campaign, which will use advanced route signage, a video and an interactive website to promote Kelowna’s outdoor infrastructure. “A proven and effective way to inform residents about our network and to...
Filmmaker hopes Okanagan mussel threat documentary will create ‘groundswell of public pressure’
VERNON - There may not be any zebra or quagga mussels in B.C. yet, but the threat is very real, and very urgent, says a Vernon man who spent months interviewing experts and visiting infested lakes and rivers in the U.S. All it would take is one contaminated boat getting across the border to destroy...